The upcoming 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, scheduled from July 26 to August 11, has reignited debate about hijab in France. While the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced in September that the sports event in Paris will see «no restrictions on wearing the hijab or any other religious or cultural attire», this does not apply to the French team. Female French athletes participating in this international multi-sport event will not be allowed to compete while wearing hijab.
«The Message» conveyed a message of love that Candy Dulfer wanted to share with her Moroccan audience at the 17th edition of the Jazzablanca festival (June 6-8, 2024). A headliner at this year's event, the Dutch saxophonist and singer chose to play one of her unreleased tracks. «In a world on fire right now», she declared to her many fans in front of the Casa Anfa stage, launching into the song. Blending jazz, funk and pop, Candy Dulfer also took her audience on a
Shown abroad for the first time between February 21 and May 20, 2024, the «Berber Jewelry from the Royal Palace» exhibition closed to great acclaim from visitors to Doha's Museum of Islamic Art. This event, which kicked off the Qatar-Morocco 2024 cultural year, was organized in partnership with the National Museums Foundation (FNM) and supported by the Kingdom's embassy in the Gulf country. It was intended to be «a unique window on Moroccan culture». It also bears
A Moroccan influencer has been shortlisted for a new beauty pageant. However, this Instagram influencer and the nine other contestants share a very interesting feature: they are not real. The frontrunners for the first Miss AI beauty pageant are all AI-generated. The recently published shortlist includes AI influencers from all over the globe. Representing Morocco is Kenza Layli, who boasts 192k followers on Instagram. Through her content, the Moroccan AI-generated influencer can earn
Ever since she was a little girl, football had been a part of her daily life. Today, Hanna El Mokadem finds the perfect balance between sport and studies. A few months ago, the Oyonnax-born goalkeeper was called up to join Morocco's U16 women's national team, in preparation for the World Cup in her category in 2025. «I've never hesitated to play for the national team. As soon as I was offered the chance to join it, I accepted without thinking too much about it. It was a no-brainer to
Touria Chaoui is the first Moroccan and Arab young woman to consider flying. Daughter of an intellectual and a forward-thinking father, she successfully became a female pilote, a hero for so many girls in the Kingdom at a time when the French protectorate was still taking control of the country. However, Touria’s success story and glorious achievement took a tragic turn when she was only 19 years old in a glaucous yet mysterious incident. Touria is now resting at the Ahl Fas cemetery in
Norwegian designer Peter Dundas relied on Moroccan-Italian model Malika El-Maslouhi to present his Fall 2021 collection. «The fashion heavyweight tapped the Moroccan-Italian rising model to showcase the glamorous new offering, which was digitally presented in a look book format», Arab News reported. The 22-year-old young woman, born in Milan to an Italian mother and a Moroccan father, is featured in this look book. She was photographed by Charlotte Wales in London, wearing 31
Morocco’s Ilhame Bel Makhfi won the title of Miss Arab World 2020, during a ceremony held on Thursday at the end of the Arab Tourism Festival in Cairo, Egypt. According to Egyptian media, Ilhame, 28 and holder of a master’s graduate in economics, stood out among the 12 candidates from 12 different countries, including Libya, Tunisia, Egypt, Comoros, Djibouti, Sudan, Somalia, Jordan, Algeria and Iraq. The Egyptian Nourhan Ahmed won the title of first runner, Ahlam Sweidy
Moroccan rapper Houda Abouz, alias Khtek, is part of the BBC's 100 women of 2020, which includes inspiring and influential women from around the world. Unveiled Tuesday, this list celebrates Khtek who «stands up for women's rights and gender equality». «As a Moroccan rapper in a heavily male-dominated industry, Houda considers her music a tool for change», the BBC wrote. «Keep on fighting, creating, resisting; never back down. Our fight has just
American multinational business magazine Fortune released, on October 21, its 2020 Most Powerful Women International list. The list includes Moroccan-French business executive Ilham Kadri. The CEO, chairwoman of the Executive Committee and a member of the Board of Directors of Solvay, a Belgian chemicals company, is ranked 21st by Fortune. «Kadri took the top job at the 156-year old, Belgium-based multinational in March. The $12.9 billion firm makes advanced materials and specialty
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